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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Trams are the best way to get Britain moving

Yellow tram with headlights on at dusk
A Metrolink tram in Manchester city centre. Photograph: Madrugada Verde/Shutterstock

Your article (Vienna’s public transport is the envy of the world – so why can’t it ditch cars?, 6 May) is a real challenge for UK politicians and policymakers.

In March, Create Streets, Freewheeling and the Campaign for Better Transport, supported by the RAC Foundation, published the report Towns and Trams, advocating the use of trams to unblock city congestion, as in Vienna. Sadly, the tram scheme for Leeds is on ice until the late 2030s.

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